The is a
DC electric multiple unit
An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple-unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages using electricity as the motive power. An EMU requires no separate locomotive, as electric traction motors are incorporated within one or a numbe ...
(EMU) train type developed by
Japanese National Railways
The abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987.
Network Railways
As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pref ...
(JNR) and now operated by
West Japan Railway Company
, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and operates in western Honshu. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka. It is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is a constituent of the TOPIX Large70 index, and ...
(JR-West), and the
Shinano Railway
The is a Japanese third-sector railway operating company established in 1996 to operate passenger railway services on the section of the JR East Shinetsu Main Line within Nagano Prefecture when it is separated from the JR East network in Octobe ...
.
Operations
JR East
JR East operated their last 115 series train on 11 March 2022. 115 series trains were previously used on the
Shōnan-Shinjuku Line,
Takasaki Line
The Takasaki Line ( ja, 高崎線, ) is a Japanese railway line which connects Ōmiya Station in Saitama, Saitama Prefecture and Takasaki Station in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture. It is owned and operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) ...
,
Utsunomiya Line
The Utsunomiya Line ( ja, 宇都宮線, ) is the name given to a 163.5 kilometer section of the Tōhoku Main Line between Tokyo Station in Tokyo and Kuroiso Station in Nasushiobara, Tochigi, Japan. It is part of the East Japan Railway Compan ...
,
Chuo Main Line(East Line),
Shinonoi Line,
Oito Line,
Agatsuma Line Agatsuma may refer to:
*, Japanese shamisen player
*Agatsuma District, Gunma, a district in Gunma Prefecture, Japan
*Agatsuma, Gunma, a town in Gunma Prefecture, Japan
*Agatsuma River, a river in Japan
*Agatsuma Entertainment, a Japanese toy/video ...
,
Ryomo Line,
Joetsu Line,
Shinetsu Main Line
The Shinetsu Main Line ( ja, 信越本線, ) is a railway line, consisting of three geographically separated sections, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Japan. It was originally one continuous line connecting and via . S ...
,
Yahiko Line
The is a Japanese railway line operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) which connects Yahiko Station in the village of Yahiko and Higashi-Sanjō Station in the city of Sanjo, both in Niigata Prefecture. The line shares its name wit ...
, and the
Echigo Line
The is a railway line operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) which connects the cities of Kashiwazaki and Niigata in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The line's name is taken from the name of the ancient Echigo Province, which correspond ...
.
JR-West
Currently used on the
Hakubi Line
The is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) in the mountainous area of the Chūgoku region of Japan. It begins at the south end of Okayama Prefecture at Kurashiki Station in Kurashiki, passing through Niimi Station o ...
,
Maizuru Line
The is a railway line in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It connects Ayabe and Higashi-Maizuru, the line beyond there being called the Obama Line connecting to Tsuruga.
Stations
*Local trains sto ...
,
Sagano Line
The is the popular name for a portion of the Sanin Main Line in the suburbs of Kyoto, Japan. The electrified and double-tracked railway is a commuter rail line in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, owned and operated by West Japan Railway ...
,
Sanin Main Line
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and the
Sanyō Main Line
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JR Central
Formerly used on the
Minobu Line
The is a railway line in the Tōkai region of Japan operated by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). It connects Fuji Station in Fuji, Shizuoka to Kōfu Station in Kōfu, Yamanashi, and the Tōkaidō Main Line with the Chūō Main ...
,
Gotemba Line
The is a railway line in Japan operated by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). It connects Kōzu Station in Odawara to Numazu via Gotemba.
The '' Mt. Fuji'' limited express service runs between Tokyo's Shinjuku Station and Gotemb ...
and the
Tōkaidō Main Line
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. Sets owned by JR East currently operate on the JR Central
Iida Line
The is a Japanese railway line connecting Toyohashi Station in Toyohashi, Aichi with Tatsuno Station in Tatsuno, Nagano, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). The line links eastern Aichi Prefecture and southern Nagano Prefe ...
and
Chūō Main Line
The , commonly called the Chūō Line, is one of the major trunk railway lines in Japan. It connects Tokyo and Nagoya, although it is the slowest direct railway connection between the two cities; the coastal Tōkaidō Main Line is slightly faste ...
(West Line).
Shinano Railway
Currently used on the
Shinano Railway Line
The is a 65.1 km railway line operated by the third-sector railway operating company Shinano Railway in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It connects Karuizawa Station in Karuizawa with Shinonoi Station in Nagano.
Overview
Before October 19 ...
. Start of retirement in July 2020 with the debut of the new
SR1 series on 4 July 2020.
Variants
115-0 series
This is a cold-weather and
mountainous
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line version of the earlier
113 series. The first examples were introduced from 1963 on the
Takasaki Line
The Takasaki Line ( ja, 高崎線, ) is a Japanese railway line which connects Ōmiya Station in Saitama, Saitama Prefecture and Takasaki Station in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture. It is owned and operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) ...
out of .
File:JNR kuha115-1.jpg, 115-0 series in 1989
115-300 series
Air-conditioned version introduced from 1973.
File:JR East 115-Suka-color.jpg, 115-300 series in 2008 January
File:JRE 115kei 300bandai interior.JPG, Interior view in November 2014
115-1000 series
Introduced from 1978 with increased seat pitch and improved cold-weather performance.
File:Series115-1000 T1040.jpg, 115-1000 series in January 2017
File:Kuha115-1014 Inside.jpg, Interior view in October 2021
File:Kuha115-1014 Priority-seat.jpg, Priority seating in October 2021
115-2000 series
Hiroshima, Shimonoseki and Shizuoka area version introduced in 1978. Specifications based on 115-1000 series.
File:JNR 115 Hiroshima L-14.jpg, 115-2000 series in March 2009
115-3000 series
Two-door version introduced from November 1982 to replace
153 series EMUs on "Rapid" services in the Shimonoseki area.
File:JNR kuha115-3101.jpg, 115-3000 series
File:Moha115-3020 Inside.jpg, Interior view in December 2021
File:Moha115-3020 Priority-seat.jpg, Priority seating in December 2021
115-3500 series
Former
117 series
The is a Japanese suburban electric multiple unit
An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple-unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages using electricity as the motive power. An EMU requires no separate locomotive, as electri ...
MoHa 117 and MoHa 116 two-door cars converted from May 1992 for use in the Okayama and Hiroshima areas.
File:0903120517 JRW M115-3500 side.jpg, Moha115-3500 in March 2009
115-6000 series
JR-West 2-car sets converted in 1999 by building new cabs at one end of former MoHa (non-driving motor) cars.
File:WestJapanRailwayCompanyType115-6000.jpg, 115-6000 series in August 2006
Livery variations
File:Shinano-Series115-1000-S3.jpg, Shōnan livery in April 2022
File:Shinano-Series115-S16-S26.jpg, "Suka" livery in November 2018
File:L25 Tc115-2127 680.jpg, Minobu Line livery in November 1983
File:Shinano-Series115-S7.jpg, Original Nagano livery June 2018
File:JR East 115-Sinshu-color.jpg, New Nagano livery in January 2008
File:JRE-EC115-1000.jpg, Coca-Cola livery
File:JRE-EC115-1000-Niigata.jpg, First Niigata livery in 1989
File:115-niigata-2nd-color.JPG, Second Niigata livery in February 2007
File:JRE-115-nigata.JPG, New Niigata livery in February 2007
File:JRE 115 N-33 Nagaoka Station 20201031.jpg, First Yahiko Line livery in October 2020
File:Kumoha115 501.jpg, Second Yahiko Line livery in March 2015
File:Hiroseki C-18 08-0.jpg, Setouchi livery in June 2008
File:Hiroshima New Rapid Collar.JPG, Hiroshima Rapid livery in August 2008
File:JRW_EC_115_series_D28.jpg, Kansai refurbished livery (115-1600 series) in May 2007
File:JRW Series115 T11.jpg, Hiroshima refurbished livery (115-1000 series) in August 2009
File:JRW115Series SekiG-02.JPG, Setouchi area livery (115-600 series) in October 2010
File:Futi115.jpg, (Old) Fukuchiyama Line livery
File:JRW 115kei C43 hensei.jpg, New Fukuchiyama Line livery
File:Shinano-Series115-S24.jpg, Shinano Railway livery in March 2018
Special liveries
In January 2017, Niigata-based set N3 was repainted into the original "Niigata Livery" of red and yellow formerly carried by JNR 70 series EMU trains.
File:Series-115-1000-N40.jpg, Original "Niigata Livery" in January 2021
In April 2017, Shinano Railway three-car set S7 was repainted into the original Nagano livery of cream and green as part of the Shinshu area promotional campaign to be held from July to September 2017.
In September 2017, Niigata-based set N37 was repainted in the first "Niigata area" livery.
Withdrawal
Withdrawals first begun in 1985 following the introduction of 211 series. The 115 series were gradually phased out on some services. The first units were scrapped in 1987.
Preserved examples
Former JR East end car KuMoHa 115 1061 is scheduled to be displayed at the Niigata City Niitsu Railway Museum in
Niitsu, Niigata
was a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The city itself was founded on January 1, 1951, but the area had already been opened to railway traffic as early as November 20, 1897. As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 66,058 and ...
between July and September 2017.
References
External links
JR East 115 series
{{JR-West rolling stock
Electric multiple units of Japan
Train-related introductions in 1963
East Japan Railway Company
West Japan Railway Company
Shinano Railway Line
1500 V DC multiple units of Japan